In the village of Richmond in Tasmania, Australia, a bridge traverses the Coal River along the B31 or what was formerly known as ‘convict trail’ which served as a main transport route of work gangs from the penal colony of Port Arthur to the growing Hobart Town. The bridge is said to be haunted by a former convict overseer and and a dog.
George ‘Simeon’ Groover started out his life in Tasmania as one of it’s convict residents. He was sent there for stealing and served out his term, then managed to get a job as a convict overseer around 1829.